Allison Dowling (she/her/hers) is a Staff Attorney at Whitman-Walker Health located in Washington, DC, a holistic health center and the oldest medical-legal partnership in the nation offering transgender, primary and HIV healthcare; mental health and addiction services; dental care; medical case management; HIV testing and prevention; and legal services. Dowling’s practice areas is focused on public benefits law, including applications, advocacy, and appeals for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act coverage. In her work at Whitman-Walker, she has successfully handled cases overturning both private insurance and Medicaid denials for gender affirming treatment as well as handled countless negotiated settlements for transgender individuals. Dowling also works on estate planning matters including healthcare planning documents. Dowling received her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Pennsylvania Bar.